“I just didn’t expect an acoustic version of ‘Rock ’n’ Roll All Nite.’”
— Ace Frehley
Just got an email from my friend/bandmate Rob, he went and saw Chris Cornell in Baltimore last night and sent some youtube links. I have been in such a sucky mood and this cheers me up a bit. Oh, grunge, how I miss thee! I almost forgot all about this song, but now I want [...]
How awesome are Made Out of Babies? I was really looking forward to this show (Friday April 13 at the Rock and Roll Hotel), and it seemed pretty appropriate to show up totally drunk with my totally drunk friends, ready to rock out. Made Out of Babies did not disappoint. We got there pretty much [...]
I still have to do a write-up for Made Out of Babies, but today I want to sketch out some thoughts about the Dismemberment Plan, who are playing reunion shows this weekend. (I’ll be attending on Friday night.) Man, I was startled to see that they were getting back together! They’re doing benefit shows for [...]
I just stumbled upon a couple youtube videos of shows that I didn’t go to but thought about going to. I mean, I’m only human, and none too young these days. I’m feeling a tad defensive about missing so much great music but whatever. Here’s a nice video of the Books from a couple days [...]
Friday April 13 (worth repeating from before): MADE OUT OF BABIES opening for DON CABALLERO at ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL HERE’S A CLIP OF MADE OUT OF BABIES: AND HERE’S A CLIP OF DON CAB: Sunday April 15: CHUCK BETTIS at WAREHOUSE NEXT DOOR CHUCK BETTIS IS A LOCAL EXPERIMENTAL MUSICIAN. I LOVE HIS VOCAL [...]
Last night I was talking to a friend about degrees of separation; I theorized that just through the simple process of aging, our network of friends and acquaintances keeps expanding to the point where the degrees of separation are trivial. Last Saturday at the Black Cat were a trio of local bands that I have [...]
A friend asked me before the show what kind of music Sebadoh was, and I had to say, “indie rock. They are like the definition of indie rock.” And they are, for me. Sebadoh and Pavement are basically the two bands I still think of when I hear the term. But I am showing my [...]
April is full of good shows that I don’t have time to go see (see: last night, when I was just too tired to go see Xiu Xiu). This is kind of a good thing, ‘cuz it means that even if I just go to a third of the shows I’d like to, it will [...]
Ted Leo on 3/30 was pretty rocking. I have been a fan since the old days, and the last time I saw Ted was at Operation : Ceasefire, a huge antiwar rally a couple years ago, and I didn’t really enjoy it. That was my first Ted Leo concert in several years, since before I [...]